The Wishing Tree (2012)

Comedy TV Movie

Professor Evan Farnsworth is a widower who works tirelessly at a prestigious boarding school in Maine, dedicating all his time to helping his students believe in themselves. Accepting a job to teach the students left behind during Christmas vacation, including talented scholarship student Juliet, nerdy outcast Albert and privileged bad boy Drew, Farnsworth quickly faces a challenge when Drew gets into trouble. Upset his wealthy parents ditched him for a Paris skiing vacation, he takes his anger out on the neighboring town’s ancient Wishing Tree, a bare tree decorated with handwritten notes containing the townspeople’s greatest holiday wishes. A much loved tradition, it doubles as a fundraiser for needy families, depending on donations from eager wish-makers. Drew's troublemaking eventually threatens Farnsworth's job, but with the help of the town and the special Wishing Tree, Farnsworth discovers that anything is possible.

Updated May 26 2020

Releases:

US -

2012-11-11

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Keywords:

wish boarding school maine widower christmas

FACTS

Rating: 5.7

Cast

Carrie Genzel

Amanda Breen

Jason Gedrick

Professor Evan Farnsworth

Teryl Rothery

Madelyn Guthrie

Kurt Max Runte

Police Chief

Richard Harmon

Andrew Breen

John Innes

Headmaster Martin Fitzsimmons

Erica Carroll

Elizabeth Scott-Farnsworth

Angelo Renai

Teacher